Criticisms.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 201, 24 March 1905, Page 2

Criticisms.

[By the Capping Game.] I believe there is a rifle club in Kawhia, at least I have heard rumours to that effect. But what is it doing ? Perhaps it has ceased to exist. Last year a neighbouring olub visited Kawhia and fired a match, and at the time it was stated that a return match would take place at Paterangi —that was where the club hailed from—in a few months’ time or daring the approaching summer. Tbe months have slipped by, and the summer is nearly over, but Kawhia has not; yet returned the visit. Are our local shootists frightened of the trip.o? of a beating ? There is also another match owing—and has been for two years—against the Kinohaku bashmen. Surely our “ guns *’ ought to be able to down this team—that is if they .would only meet them. But the usual taihoa is again apparent.

The Government have what is called a Scenic Preservation Committee promenading around the country, but to my mind they endeavour to dodge the places where the scenery is and stick to the towns. A few months ago this committee was at Mokau, and the secretary wired a local the effect that they would be in wawhia “very shortly." Yes, very shortly. The next that was heard this body was that it was sitting at Invercargill, Kawhia again having been ignored. Bat this is just what could ba expected, Kawhia being in .the-back blocks. The claims of this district as one where beautiful scenery can be viewed is well known, and the Committee having evidently heard of this fact naturally avoid it. Of coarse the historic pohutukawa trees can be allowed to be washed away by the tide and Bakaunui rained, as. these places fere evidently not worth the attention of the Committee, who must devote all their attention to the South Island.